School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)
- Location:
- Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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- Long ago match-making was the custom at every marrage. The night before the marrage a few men would gather into the brides house. The bottle would be first brought down and every man got a glass. Then one man would stand up and make a speech about what they there for that night. The bridegroom would be there and he and the brids father would settle up about the fortune. They would then appoint(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph O' Malley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortbaun, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Patrick Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortbaun, Co. Mayo